US to lift travel curbs on eight African countries

US to lift travel curbs on eight African countries

(VOVWORLD) - The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said...
Putin, Biden to hold online meeting on Tuesday

Putin, Biden to hold online meeting on Tuesday

(VOVWORLD) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden will have a videoconference on Tuesday, RIA Novosti news agency reported Saturday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to Peskov,...
Belarus temporarily closes oil pipeline to the EU

Belarus temporarily closes oil pipeline to the EU

(VOVWORLD) - Belarus has announced unscheduled maintenance of the “Friendship” pipeline transporting oil from Russia via Balarus to a number of EU countries, RT news agency reported. According to Belarus, the...
Iran invites IAEA chief Grossi to Tehran for talks

Iran invites IAEA chief Grossi to Tehran for talks

(VOVWORLD) - Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will make an official visit to Tehran soon, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on...
Thailand ready to take up APEC chair

Thailand ready to take up APEC chair

(VOVWORLD) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is preparing to take up the chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting from New Zealand next year, government spokesman...
Iran launches military exercise

Iran launches military exercise

(VOVWORLD) - Iran's army on Sunday launched a large-scale military exercise in the Sea of Oman and surrounding waters, official news agency IRNA reported